I've seen a lot of discussion recently online about how fast different people read and also the different ways people approach reading books and what effect that has on reading speed.

I saw a post which said some people only read dialogue in books and skipped descriptions which is fascinating to me so if that's you I would love to hear more about how you started doing that and if you enjoy books more now.

In a conversation with a friend they said that when they read, they hear each word in their head as if said aloud which is so different to how I read and I was wondering if maybe that affected reading speed.

I'd love to know how everyone processes words when reading and also if you consider yourself a fast or slow reader?

I read this book once (and never continued the series lol) in middle grade. I am now almost nineteen and I still hate everyone in this book with a burning passion. I'll finish it, because I enjoy the plot, but the characters make me want to burn it

I finally had time to watch the whole announcement video with the prompts ( here if you're interested ) and to say I'm excited would be an understatment. I missed version 1 and 2 (youtube hid it from me!) so I'm so ready for 3

I don't like "strict" challenges because reading is my hobby and I don't want to feel like I'm back in school, but because it's prompts and not specific genres or books, this one feels very accessible and like it won't spoile the fun of reading but add some spice to it.

And there's a KIDS/ TEENS version this year which I think is amazing. And an "easy" version. And a gamified version. 🤯

I'll do the normal one. And by that I mean, I'll see how far I can go without making it a chore and keep it amusing for myself. Because that's a lot of books. 150 if I counted right? But since you can use 1 book for 2 prompts, I guess you could do 75. There's no way I'll finish but bloody hell I'm excited!! If it turns out I'm not having fun I'll switch to the easy version and do 25 books. Or I'll just give up, who knows. But for right now, I just want to start planning and reading and did I tell you I'm excited? Because I'm excited.

And since I'm that excited, I'm starting now and giving myself 13 months, until july 6 2027. Because Stephanie said I could and because I'm a grown up and I can do what I want ;)

So anyway, will anyone be participating? If you do, would you like a weekly/biweekly/monthly accountability/motivation post? I don't want to spam the forums if there's no interest... Will you plan your books or just try to fit in whatever you read into the prompts later on? Selfishly, I want to know if I'm alone and if I'm not I wanna follow you to spy on what you read and try and guess the prompt you're reading for.

I just want to share the excitement. I'm so happy there's an easy and a kids version because it opens the fun to so many more people! And I love how customizable it all is. There's the fun of looking for something to fit the prompt without the not-fun part of having to read a specific book or genre.

Happy Sunday, Boundlings! 💜

It’s been awhile since I’ve done an Itty Bitty Winnies post! I got some less than stellar news this weekend and could use a pick me up! 🙌🏻

I want to hear your micro wins! The small victories that would maybe go unnoticed by others, but felt powerful to you! 👏🏻

Is anyone else going to be attempting The Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0? The new rules and prompts drop tomorrow and I'm super excited to check it out but I don't know if its super niche or not.

If you don't know, 'The Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do' or 'HRCYED' is a year long reading challenge from Stephanie at channel Qwordy on Youtube, with a bingo board of 25 prompts, each with a number of books to read to complete it. As far as I understand, its really to encourage you to read lots, and read widely and diversely. The second edition prompts have themes about diversity and inclusion especially, which I think is cool.

I only learned about this like two weeks ago and was going to just do the second edition on my own, but the timing is actually perfect since the third edition is being announced tomorrow.

There's absolutely no chance I finish the actual challenge, but I want to see how far I can get since I've been having trouble finding the time and motivation to read. I'm really hoping that the challenge through that, in combination with the game aspect of Quests on here will help me hit my reading goals.